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Counties with the Most Wildfires in Illinois

The top 25 of 85 Illinois counties on GIS Map, ranked by the number of wildfires reported to a federal, state or local agency between 1992 and 2024.

#CountyRecorded wildfires
1Pope County
138
2Williamson County
135
3Kankakee County
130
4Massac County
108
5Monroe County
108
6Lake County
90
7LaSalle County
88
8Ogle County
88
9Jackson County
85
10Rock Island County
85
11Union County
80
12Johnson County
75
13Sangamon County
74
14Will County
71
15Macoupin County
69
16Adams County
66
17Alexander County
65
18Hardin County
64
19Pike County
63
20Randolph County
52
21St. Clair County
50
22Logan County
45
23Morgan County
44
24McLean County
43
25Lee County
41

Source: USFS Fire Program Analysis Fire Occurrence Database (1992-2024). All counties with data are ranked. Estimates carry margins of error.

Citing this page: GIS Map, “Counties with the Most Wildfires in Illinois”, https://gismap.land/rankings/illinois/most-wildfires-counties. Figures from USFS Fire Program Analysis Fire Occurrence Database (1992-2024).

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